passed (over) 1 of 2

past tense of pass (over)

passed over

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verb (2)

past tense of pass over

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American soybean farmers who long relied on Chinese sales are now being passed over for exports from Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere. Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025 Pumps are working, but the storm cell that just passed over the SE Valley dropped a bunch of rain here. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025 Not recruited by the biggest college programs, undrafted by the WNBA and perpetually passed over by NBA teams looking for head coaches. Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Seven officers reported that gunfire had passed over or struck near them. Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025 Congressional Democrats’ budget proposals would preserve the Obamacare tax credits, which were extended to higher-income households in 2021, and undo Medicaid cuts Congress passed over the summer. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025 Democrats are also hoping to repeal cuts to health care programs that were put in place as part of the GOP spending and tax bill that passed over the summer. The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025 Often, my opinions or feedback would be passed over in favor of other directions that the team wanted to steer the ship in. Blake Simons, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025 Bad Bunny is hard to figure, since he got passed over on his last album, after getting into the category the time before. Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Passed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28over%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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